'Thwack!' That is the oh-so English sound of leather on willow. This year transported down under for the ICC Cricket World Cup, set to take place between 14 February and 29 March in the wilds of Australia and New Zealand. It promises to be a feast of 50-over cricket. (If you prefer T20, take a look at How to watch IPL 2018.)

The Cricket World Cup will feature 14 nations ranging from the giants of India, Australia, England and South Africa, through fancied outsiders such as New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, less fancied dark horses such as the West Indies and Bangladesh, and the qualifying associate nations: in this case Zimbabwe, Scotland, Ireland, Afghanistan and UAE. This form of the game always brings shocks, often produces drama, and allows for great innings and bowling performances. (See also: How to watch The Open golf online.)

Appetite whetted, you probably want to know where you can watch this feast of bat vs ball. In this article we explain how to watch ICC Cricket World Cup online, as well as how to listen to Cricket World Cup 2015 commentary online. We'll also show you the full ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 schedule so you can pick and choose your watching pleasure. (See also: How to delete cookies and web browsing history.)

How to watch ICC Cricket World Cup online in the UK

Sky Sports has exclusive rights to show the live action from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, throughout the UK. And ITV has the highlights package.

For those not preparted to pay for Sky, ITV will show highlights of all of England’s games, as well as the semi-final and final, on the main ITV1 channel. Highlights of other games, including those of Scotland and Ireland, will be shown on sister channel ITV4. To watch ITV online simply head to ITV.com, or install the ITV Player app on your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet. All this content is free.

Live coverage of the tournament will be broadcast only on Sky Sports. As is now familiar, the broadcaster is rebranding its Sky Sports 2 channel as 'Sky Sports World Cup' for the duration.

There are two ways to watch Sky's coverage online. If you’re already a Sky customer and your package includes the sports channels, then you can use Sky Go to watch live coverage of ICC Cricket World Cup. The Sky Go app is available on various devices, including Android phones, iPhones and iPads. You can also sign into Sky Go via a web browser at Sky.com.

If you’re not a Sky customer but you want to watch key games online, fear not. You can get Sky Sports coverage with Now TV which is also available on a large range of devices or simply a web browser. You’ll need to buy a Sky Sports Day pass for £6.99 on the day you wish to watch Sky Sports. Again, head over to Sky.com for details and to sign up. Sky offers its own pretty comprehensive guide to watching the Cricket World Cup online, here.

How to watch ICC Cricket World Cup throughout the world

Do you live outside of the UK? The rights for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have been sold as follows. Each of these broadcasters has its own online viewing portal:

How to listen to Cricket World Cup commentary online

Cricket commentary is available for free, online, via the BBC's Test Match Special service. Test Match Special is available simulataneously online and on digital via BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, and if you live in the dark ages (or you are in the car) on long wave Radio 4.